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Savvy Event Designs nominated for 2011 Business Excellence Award

janice — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:10:05 +0000

Savvy Event Designs, was one of nearly forty amazing nominees of the 2011 Business Excellence Awards recently presented by the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. Click on the attached link for the video presenting all nominees and winners. Savvy is at the 11:33 minute mark of the video. We extend our best wishes and joy to fellow nominees and winners.

http://durhamchamber.org/blog/business-excellence-awards-nominee-videos

Sustainability Sponsor of 2011 Greater Raleigh CVB Annual Meeting

janice — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:00:51 +0000

Savvy Event Designs was the Sustainable Tourism Session Sponsor at the 2011 Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau annual meeting held August 31, 2011 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

The theme of this year’s annual meeting was … GAME CHANGER. Bold moves and an inspired strategic vision have positioned Greater Raleigh to do more than just play a better game…it’s empowered North Carolina’s capital ity area to compete in a whole new league.

Savvy Event Designs sponsored the free strategy session titled – What sustainable tourism can do for you – which preceded the annual luncheon meeting. Savvy’s President and Owner Janice Mrkonjic introduced and facilitated the session. Presenters were: Dr. Carol Kline, ECU’s Center for Sustainable Tourism, and Alex Naar, N.C. Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development. Going green has moved from being fringe to being smart, but what are the real advantages of adopting sustainable practices? This session addressed what the real benefits of sustainable tourism are and how you can take advantage of this industry change to attract clients, improve staff morale and reduce operating costs.

For additional information about the Greater Raleigh CVB please refer to www.visitraleigh.com

Leadership Durham 2011

janice — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:13:20 +0000

Savvy delivered this program on behalf of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. The 39th graduating class had 16 participants who will now engage with over 1,000 Leadership Durham alumni in making Durham, NC an incredible place to live, work and play.

Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild – 41st Annual Show

janice — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:09:30 +0000

Savvy Event Designs was once again selected to produce the annual Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild (CDCG) show held at Exposition Center on the NC State Fairgrounds over Thanksgiving weekend.

The CDCG has served the Southeast since 1970 recognizing and promoting fine crafts, encouraging and stimulating creativity, appreciation and education in the major crafts, and conducting the region’s major craft show. The Guild has approximately 240 members, about half exhibit at the annual show which draws about 4000 visitors over the Thanksgiving weekend each year.

Leadership Durham 2010

Savvy Event Designs — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:28:07 +0000

Savvy delivered this program on behalf of the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce. The 38th graduating class had 27 participants who will now engage with over 1,000 Leadership Durham alumni in making Durham, NC an incredible place to live, work and play.

Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce 2010 Annual Meeting

Savvy Event Designs — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:26 +0000

Savvy Event Designs LLC was a dessert sponsor for the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce 2010 Annual Meeting themed ‘Follow The Leader- Social Media for Business Success’ held at the Durham Convention Center.

Leadership Raleigh Welcomes its 25th Class!

Savvy Event Designs — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:12:29 +0000

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 25th Leadership Raleigh class is underway. Fifty-two participants have enrolled in the new class, marking the largest class in the history of the program. During the nine-month program, participants get a bird’s eye view of community issues, develop the skills necessary to assume leadership roles, and become exposed to community involvement opportunities. Leadership Raleigh is unlike other programs because it provides opportunities to meet key community leaders to discuss important issues.

“The Chamber is thrilled to have such a wonderful new group of Leadership Raleigh participants. For 24 years, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has been helping to develop leaders through the Leadership Raleigh program. Graduates have assumed leadership roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, and we have full confidence the new class will follow their footsteps,” noted Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Harvey Schmitt.

Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau Annual Meeting

Savvy Event Designs — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:11:37 +0000

Savvy Event Designs was a Gold Level Sponsor of the 2009 Greater Raleigh CVB Annual Meeting themed – Bright Ideas! Smarter Strategies for Growing Our Visitor and Group Business.

Janice Mrkonjic, President and Owner of Savvy Event Designs, was a panelist during a morning educational session attended by numerous community business leaders. The session focused on explaining what DMCs are and why the GRCVB believes they are so important to our destination.

Meetings South – The Destination Experts

Savvy Event Designs — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:10:32 +0000

Event Planner Janice Mrkonjic, a principal with Savvy Event Designs, says many groups enjoy getting off Raleigh’s beaten path to experience some of the local cuisine culture … Mrkonjic likes to take some groups on tours of research and development sites on North Carolina State’s University campus. – read more in Meetings South a publication dedicated to educating Destination Management Company and Meeting Planner Experts

Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (GRCVB)

Savvy Event Designs — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:09:47 +0000

RALEIGH, NC: Savvy Event Designs continually supports visitor-related economic development in Wake County. We are a proud to announce our Gold (Ambassador) Level Sponsorship of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau‘s 2008 Annual Luncheon on Monday, September 8th in the new Raleigh Convention Center. This level of sponsorship is especially exciting and important to our team because Savvy is directly contributing to the recognition of our GRCVB community service volunteers. We love giving back to our community.